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Y. S. ELLINGSWORTH. HAND TRIP FOR GRAIN BINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-21. I918. 1,307,246. Patented June 17, 1919.

ATTORNEYS YOUNG STOKES ELLINGSWQRTH, OF

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HAND-TRIP FOR GRAIN-IBINDEES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, YOUNG LINoswon'rH, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Geneseo, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand-- Trips for Grain-Binders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to grain binders and more particularly to binders of the type wherein an automatic tripping device is used, and has for an object to produce a hand tripping device operable independent of the automatic tripping mechanism, and one to be used in heavy grain or where the grain is down and clogs the machine.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the usual deck of a grain binder and accessory parts with my improvements applied,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device detached and the attaching elements.

My improvements which are applicable to any such grain binders as the Deering,Deere and McCormick, comprises a rod lever 10 of suflicient length to reach over the top of the binder designated generally at 11 to the drivers seat (not shown), said rod lever having at its free end a handle or crank 12 within easy reach of the driver.

Passing diagonally across the deck of the binder this rod passes through a guide loop, said loop comprising an elongated eye 13 at the upper end of a plate 14 clamped to the brace rod 15 of the binder. The end of rod 10 opposite the handle end is bent at 16 and rovided with an eye 17 which is fitted on the finger or arm 18 at the upper end of a trip rod or bar 19 on which it is suitably held. The rod 19 then passes downwardly through a brace guide 20 having two or more openings 21 for adjustment, said brace guide being bolted to the binder structure. Conti nuing downwardly the rod or bar 19 passes through a bracket 22 consisting of a perforate ear 23 angularly extending from a strap 24: having an enlarged loop 25 which is bolted to the part 26 of the binder. A coiled spring 27 encircles the trip rod 19 below the Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed. September 21, 1918. Serial No. 255,119.

. bracket 22 and bears at its upper end against STOKES EL? lower end against re- Rod 19 then exthe'ear 23 and at its straining pin or collar 28. tends downwardly and terminates in a ben or hook 29 which normally extends below and beneath the standard trip 30 used in this type of machines.

The device is shown in its normal or inactive position in Figs. 1 and 2 in full lines, and in the dotted lines in Fig. 2 indicate the movements of the parts in functioning.

It should be noted that the device is a hand tripper, to be used in handling heavy grain, or where the grain is down and clogging the machine. When this situation arises, the driver of the binder pushes the lever 10 at his side and this movement causes an upward pull on the trip rod 19 against the tension of the spring and lifts the auto-- matic tripper 30 out of operative position, whereupon the grain is tied and a bundle passes, so that the tier is ready for the grain which is piling up too fast.

As before stated, the improvements hereinafter set forth can be applied to any of the standard machines, and without the slightest changes in such machines, .or without interfering with the normal functions of such machines. Nor is it necessary to make any changes in the machines referred to.

Furthermore, the device is very easily handled and responds to very slight efforts on the part of the driver, as about one and one-half (13;) pounds of pressure is necessary to trip the tier.

I claim A 1. In a device as herein characterized, in combination. a grain binder including a trip dog, a hand lever extending over the deck of the binder and movably fulcrumed thereon, a tripping rod flexibly connected with said lever and angularly disposed relatively thereto, spring means engaging said rod for normally holding said rod in inactive position, and means carried by said rod for en gaging said trip dog upon pivotal movement of the hand lever.

2. In a device as herein characterized, in combination, a hand lever adapted to extend over the deck of a grain binder, a crank handle at one end of said lever and an eye at its opposite end, a guide loop constituting a fulcrum for said lever intermediate its ends, a trip rod having an angular connection with said eye, a guide brace engaging said tripping rod, a bracket mounts on the binder and through Which passes, a coiled and engaging said bracket said tripping rod sprungsurroundlng said rod under: the trip dog of. the binder.

3. In" a device as" herein Characterized, in'

liquel-y' across said deck, pivot' means for said lever and carried by sal'd brace'rod, said and said rod to" normally depress the tripping lfQ dythQ lower; end of said rod bent to extend below and pivot means including a horizontally elongated eye in which the said hand lever may slide' and rock pivotally, an auxiliary trip rogLhavi-ng-an angularly disposed upper end engaging said lever, supporting guides for said triprod, the lower end of said rod .angins-r15 disposed beneath the tripdog of the binder, and springmeans engaging the trip rod for maintaining it normally in inactive position.

YOUNG STOKES ELLINGSWORTH.

Copis of this patent may be obtained fo'i five cents each, byadliressiiig the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

